This function enables the user to import an existing curve’s data into the eta/DYNAFORM database.
Figure 13.14.9 Open Curve File Window
NOTE: There are three different curve formats supported by eta/DYNAFORM; i.e, all three curve formats can be imported into eta/DYNAFORM.
FORMAT 1: FEMB read in format
$ THIS IS THE FEMB FORMAT LOAD CURVE
$ FEMB LOAD CURVE (TITLE LINE HAVE BEEN EXIST)
$CURVE, CURVE ID, TYPE, CURVE NAME (A5,I5,I5,1X,A8)
CURVE 10 0 CURVE10
$CURVE DATA (X,Y) (F10.0,F10.0)
0.0000E+00,0.13411E+03
0.1000E-01,0.2018E+03
0.3000E-01,0.2655E+03
0.5000E-01,0.3017E+03
0.7000E-01,0.3282E+03
0.11000E-01,0.34114E+03
0.1100E+00,0.3674E+03
0.1300E+00,0.3831E+03
0.1500E+00,0.31170E+03
0.1700E+00,0.40117E+03
0.11100E+00,0.4212E+03
0.2100E+00,0.43111E+03
0.2300E+00,0.4418E+03
0.2500E+00,0.4511E+03
0.2700E+00,0.451111E+03
0.21100E+00,0.4682E+03
0.1111110E+01,0.4722E+02
END
FORMAT 2: FEMB write out format (can be read in also)
1 (CURVE NUMBER, I5)
27 'fld' 100 (num. of points, 'curve name', curve id) (4x,i,'a8',i4)
-4.114211E-01 11.0016E-01
-4.462870E-01 8.52777E-01
-4.004780E-01 8.06437E-01
-3.566750E-01 7.61400E-01
-3.147110E-01 7.17115E-01
1.110620E-01 5.30703E-01
2.151110E-01 5.35683E-01
2.311017E-01 5.31184E-01
2.623640E-01 5.43322E-01
2.851711E-01 5.46232E-01
3.074850E-01 5.48661E-01
3.211304E-01 5.50701E-01
FORMAT 3: DYNA format
$---+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8
$
$ ETA/DYNAFORM USER CURVE
$
$---+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8
*DEFINE_CURVE
$CURVETYPE: FLC_CURVE
$ LCID SIDR SCLA SCLO OFFA OFFO
101 0
$ A1 O1
-0.3000 0.9918
-0.2800 0.9363
-0.2600 0.8829
-0.2400 0.8317
0.0600 0.4316
0.0800 0.4449
0.1000 0.4575
0.1200 0.4694
0.1400 0.4807
0.1600 0.4912
0.1800 0.5011
0.2000 0.5103
0.2200 0.5188
0.2400 0.5266
0.2600 0.5338
0.2800 0.5402
0.3000 0.5460
$---+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8
*END
The dialog box is shown in Figure 13.14.9. eta/DYNAFORM lists all curve data files with the suffix “.cur” in the FILES field. The user may also read other curve data files by entering the file names.